Usually more than one. A remodel touching structure, plumbing, and wiring typically generates a building permit plus separate electrical, plumbing, and mechanical sub-permits, each reviewed and inspected independently under the same address.

It depends on whether the property sits in unincorporated county land or inside a specific municipality. Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties each run their own system, and most cities inside them run a separate one again — we confirm the correct jurisdiction before applying.

It's a document required by Florida law for most projects over $2,500 in contract price, recorded with the county clerk and posted at the job site before your first inspection can happen. Skipping it is a common reason a homeowner-managed project stalls right at the start.

Florida law sets a 30-business-day review window for most residential-scale projects once the application is complete, though the clock resets with each round of corrections. Straightforward remodels often move faster; anything structural or in a flood zone typically takes longer.

Most portals let you check status yourself, but interpreting reviewer comments and coordinating revisions across multiple sub-permits is where homeowners typically lose time — that coordination is most of what expediting actually is.

Very small jobs can fall under thresholds that simplify some requirements (like the Notice of Commencement), but most structural, electrical, plumbing, or mechanical work still needs a permit regardless of dollar amount — cost alone doesn't exempt the work.

It means the plan reviewer found something that needs to be fixed or clarified before approval — anything from a missing signature to a request for revised drawings. It's a normal part of the process, not a rejection of the whole project, but it does need to be addressed and resubmitted correctly.

Not always, but someone with authority over the property or project generally needs to provide access, and it helps enormously to have someone who understands what each inspector is checking for present or reachable.